25 Year Old Facing Drunk Driving Charge

Source: Area OPPDate: Fri Jun 22 03:33:01 MST 2018

(TOWN OF ERIN, ON) - On Tuesday June 19, 2018 at approximately 10:30 p.m. a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic on Wellington Road 124, Erin. The officer stopped the driver of a silver sedan for a driving infraction.

While speaking with the male driver, officers formed the opinion that he was under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested and brought to a local OPP Operations Centre for further testing.

25-year-old Luke Andre LECLERC of Erin has been charged with Impaired Driving and Driving with Over 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood contrary to the Criminal Code. A 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and 7-day Vehicle Impoundment was initiated as per statute. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on July 17, 2018.

If you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired, either by drug or alcohol, call police at 911 to report it.